Drawing-off arrangement or mechanism for dealing with fleeces intermediate of scribblers or carding engines



INVENTOR f qa HTTORNEY 2,326,331 TR A CARDING ENGINES 2 She M FOR DEALING WI OR 42 ets-Shaet 1 BBLERS 29, 19

T. CHANTLER ARRANGEMENT OR MECHANIS ERMEDIATE OF SCRI Aug. 10, 1943.

v n A INS-OFF was INT Filed May Aug. 10, 1943. T. CHANTLER 2,326,331

DRAWING-OFF ARRANGEMENT on MECHANISM FOR DEALING WITH A FLEECE INTERMEDIATE or SCRIBBLERS on CARDING ENGINES Filed May 29, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR:

THo nsCHnNTLER HTTORNEI from one carding engine to another; such fleece- Patented Aug. 10, 1943 .5nRAwmG-QFReaRANoEMENrhammeril t =NISM FOR EALINGflHTHeFLEEQ-ES ma TERMEDiA E NG ENGINES F nanttnstoa Thomas Chantler,"zGrotton-,-near QidhanlgfEngl land, assigno ltatotPlatt Brothers r-andaCompany .cLilflii Q i hammn land a Annl i iM ww, 4 W N A 1 9 Y --In Great-Britain Eehrgary 3,194.2 1

This invention-relates to a centredrawinginfi arrangement or mechanism foridealinggwithjthe fleeceleaving a crushing machir'ie-ior' cmshing burrs, skin, hard, and :twisted threadso brous material, and arranged between two SQIZlbb EifSj OI" 5 carding engines; '01", alternatively, fOfdQillilP, withva iieece leaving the defier-of a-"sci'ib er "or carding engine and passing, to another scri-hhler or carding engine. Asis known a-scribbler is a erin used for a woolen carding enginQ-aridhei e:

in reference is intended to bemadamwoolen carding engines and waste carding'engines. In each case referred to, in the first paragraph hereof, that is, Whether the ,fieeceleavesaninterpcsed machine for crushing, burrs, etc,.- and passes to a sncceedingcarding engine; orpas ses requires to beformed into a sliver for -feeding cr passing to a subsequent woolenor vyfa Lenard- 111;; engine for :further treatment. r 1 According to the invention now tobe-descriloed, the proposed centre drawing-01f mechanism; for

the purposes stated, comprises-lighti sheetemetal cones adapted to rotate freely; and which cgnes are mounted'in upright, position over a s'mgothplate or-table and upon supports which are adjustable; Saiclcones are constructed-; di posed,

and mounted so asto be readily adjustedto delicately guide, and -fold, the fleece by actingon the selvedges and to direct the resulting =sliver tori: a; combiningtrumpet mouth and drivencalendfer rolls for the conveyance of the sliver Joy well "known means-tea subsequent carding enginei'i j "The accompanying drawjng'siil-lustrat the il vention a same would be applied intermediate of a machine for crushingjhurrs etd and a succeeding carding; engine, and alsoas apnlied jintermediate of two. carding'engines;

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Fig. 1 shows theimprovements intermediatclot. a1 machine for crushing jburrs and a succeeding carding e motshqwm theI-view being a section on the line l l', Fig. 2.

' F 2 is, a broken'plan'viewat tightjang esto Fig.1. j v

. Fig. '3 shows-the improvements as they would beapplied between two carding engines (the subsequent card not shown) the View being a section on the line 33, Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a bro-ken plan view at right-angles to Fig. 3.

v In the first instance there is now described the centre drawing-01f arrangement or mechanism for dealing with a fleece leaving a burr crushing machine intermediate of two carding engines,

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. lower slotted limb is shown s'ecur'edtosai rail 19 by a screwed stud e The trumpet mouth 1 v c has the known elliptical or round aperture. -Forward of said trumpet mouth 6, and in a mid-position in the width of the table I) calender rolls 7 adapted to'be driven as known, are arranged; "These are shown as having their shafts mounted in slotted brackets f secured byebolts f to the cross rail 1: The devices marked ch sglndle d1 is' the shaft of the lower burr crushing roller B With such a centre drawing-oil mechanism as 1; Centre drawing-off arrangement for guiding andfeeding a fleece from an interposed burr crushing machine to a subsequent carding engine, comprising a table, supports therefor, pairs above described the fleece F emerging from be-f porting spindles for said cones, adjustable bars carrying saidspindles, means for securing ad- 'tween the burring rollers B, B and passing over and supported by the roller 1; has its edgesdi- V rected inwards by contacting with'the' revolvable cones d, d, which are progressively more-closely spaced than the distance between the ends of the burr crushing rollers. Asa result, the said cones d, ddirect the fleecerdiag-onally inwards on either hand to the trumpet mouth e disposed "of light sheet-metal revolvable' cones disposed in upright position onthe table on either hand of the longitudinal centre of the apparatus, supjustmentoi said bars, and a trumpet mouth and calender rolls 'icr'ward of thetable and intermediate of the cones, said cones gathering the fleece and directing same diagonally to the trumpet intermediate'of and forward of the cones androll v 0r fold or so act on the fleece to consolidate the,

whereby the selvedges are less likely to break down and are better gathered into the resulting sliver which is more uniform and definite iii cross,

section than the slivers from othercentre or side drawing I jmou'th e,.the gathered fleece passes to the cal- 1 ender rolls f, f and the sliver or end F 'results,

arrangements From the trumpet 'for conveyance tdthe succeeding carding engine, suchfconveyance of the sliver being effected by any .of'the well known means for such purpose. 4 The'Figs. 3 and ishow the second application of the centre drawing-off mechanism that is as Tapplied between twocarding engines, where no intermediate burr crushing machine is used.

Inthe Figs 3 and 'like reference lettersdkenote similar parts to those already described and lettered inFigsQl and 2, and it'is unnecessary if'to' againdetail same; fTheend structures or side castings b are secured by. bolts b? to; the frame :sides B X ofjthe carding engine'fi In this instance thefleec'e F is-shown as being stripped from the. dofie'r g of ithe carding engine b y the doffingf comb g and directed'above i the table tr (which "is shown with an upturned portion 0 tothe' adjustable rotatable "cones d V already fully described as to'their structure and, manner oiadjustably mounting. Thecones direct and'guide the fleece'diagonally inwards from the sides i of the apparatus. In this"cas','only two cones d are shown, one on either ha'ndfl 4 The trumpet mouth 6 and, driven calender rollfers If; f ar e 'slriown mounted on the. cross-rail b and they assist tol direct the gathered fleece 'ifand producefthe. s1iver 'as already described, and f saidsliver F 8 i led upwards from the calender rollsjff f and conveyed-by knownf means to a succeeding carding engine. The devices marked" f4, f are j'clearer s. and chainwhee ls are shown in Fig. 3 for driving the calender rolls 1, f motion being derived from a gear wheel 9 on thes'hait oi the dofie'r'g.

Conventional gears, chain It will be clear the'construction and operation I of the centre drawing-off mechanism is practie cally the same in the'two arrangements" described,

' I'declare that what I claimis mouth .and calen'der rolls to produce a single sliverfor conveyance to a subsequent carding ==i p V i r 2. :Qentre, drawing-off arrangement for guiding same and produce a better blend in manner and feeding a fleece from onecarding engine to another, comprising a table, supports for said table, light sheet-metal revolvabl cones disposed in upright position on the table. on either hand,

of g the longitudinal centre of the apparatus,}supporting spindles for said cones, adjustable bars carrying said spindles, means for-securing adj ustmentof said bars, a trumpet mouth and calenderrolls forward of the table and forward and intermediate of the cones, the said cones directing the fleece diagonally from either hand to the trumpet mouth'and calender rolls to deliver the resulting: 730. e

sliver to a subsequent carding engine. v

3. 'A centre drawing-off arrangement for guidingiand feeding a fleece from a burr crushing: 7 machine to a subsequent carding'engine, ,comprising a guide roller, means to supportand drive said roller, a table, supports for-said table in-- eluding a cross-rail, a shaped plate and meansfor adjusting same,.1ight sheet-metal. cones disposed in an upright position on either hand of thelongitudinal centre of the apparatus, supporting spindles for the cones, bars carrying said spindles means to permit and secure adjustment,

' mouth. and calender rolls intermediate and forward of the cones and carriedupon saidl cross-- rail, said cones directing the fleece in diagonal fashion inwardsfrom each side of the apparatus,

the trumpet mouth and calender rolls produc- 7 ing engine.

. ing a sliverfor conveyance tofasubsequentcardl A centre drawing-off arrangement for guiding and. feeding a fleece from one carding engine to another carding engine, comprising a table with upturned portion, "support castings for said table includingia cross-rail, light sheet-metal f cones disposedliri an'uprig'ht position on either hand of the longitudinal centre of thea'pparatu s, supporting: spindles for. saidcones, bars carrying said spindles, means to permit and secure adjustment of said bars and consequently the cones, said cones guiding 'and'direct'ing the fleece diagbnally and inwards-from either side of the apparatus, and a trumpet'mouthand calender rolls intermediate.and forward of the cones, and serva subsequent carding 

